Welcome to Ocean Heights ...

Ocean Heights is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocean Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Ocean Heights: Ocean Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ocean Heights is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Ocean Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ocean Heights: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Ocean Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ocean Heights - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ocean Heights.

Communities near Ocean Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ocean Heights.

• Atlantic City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Ocean City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Ventnor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Brigantine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Northfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Margate City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Sea Isle City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ocean Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocean Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ocean Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocean Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Ocean Heights.

Adding Ocean Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocean Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ocean Heights was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocean Heights.